Senators continued to express cautious optimism over bipartisan talks to end the shutdown, but the chamber adjourned without another vote. Follow live updates here.

The Senate is now adjourned until Monday afternoon, which will mark the 34th day of the government shutdown. Senate Majority Leader John Thune appeared exasperated in his calls for the Democrats to turn the lights back on in Washington, D.C.

The Senate returned today on Day 30 of the shutdown. Did they vote to reopen the government? Here's the latest, what's next.

Senate Republicans debate piecemeal funding bills during shutdown as Sen. Josh Hawley's food stamp extension faces resistance from party leadership and White House.

Trump nominated Casey Means, a wellness influencer and close ally of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., to be America’s doctor.

Sen. Roger Marshall’s (R-KS) chief of staff, Brent Robertson, charged $44,000 to the public over the past two years to cover travel between D.C. and his home in Lynchburg, Virginia, Politico reported on Wednesday.

The Senate failed for a 13th time to advance a GOP funding bill that would end the government shutdown, now on Day 28. Follow live updates here.

Rand Paul tells TIME he is working with Democrats to force a vote on a resolution to block Trump's Venezuela strikes as early as next week